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Meme Monday: Chores- Perception vs Reality

January 4, 2016 By Lauren

A chore is all that stands between my kid and food

Does your kid look at life this way or is it just mine? Meme Monday: Chores- Perception vs Reality   Like it? Share it! Click on the picture to bring you to Facebook. 

Filed Under: Family Life, Meme Monday, Parenting Humor Tagged With: chores, food, hunger, meme monday, perception, reality

My Ten Most Popular Posts of 2015

December 27, 2015 By Lauren

Top Ten Posts of 2015

I love the end of the year. I love looking back on where I’ve been and looking forward to where I’m going. I love the fresh start that’s before me. I love making plans for how I’ll be more organized/healthy/on top of everything/whatever, even though I know I’ll fall off whatever resolution bandwagon I’ve jumped […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational Tagged With: 2015, favorite, most popular, most viewed, posts, top ten

“Why am I Sticky?” A Poem About Parenthood

December 21, 2015 By Lauren

A Poem About Parenthood- Why Am I Sticky?

“Why Am I Sticky?” A Poem About Parenthood Our baby is here, a sweet little boy. He’s tiny, my love bug, our bundle of joy. I feed him and burp him, then lay him down. “Why am I sticky?” I ask with a frown. Upon closer inspection, I soon see why. Dribbled milk’s on my skin, and […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor Tagged With: funny, kids, messes, parenting, poem, poetry, sad, sticky

Why Victoria’s Secret Models Make Me Jealous (It’s Not the Reason You Think)

December 14, 2015 By Lauren

Why Victoria's Secret Models Make Me Jealous

I originally wrote this two years ago when I was blogging for the Bangor Daily News. Some may call me naive or even prudish, but I still stand by every word. The other night millions of people watched gorgeous women flaunt their mostly naked bodies down a runway on network television during the Victoria’s Secret Fashion […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Marriage Tagged With: husband, jealous, marriage, models, wife

13 Thoughts I Had While Watching Home Alone Now That I’m a Parent

November 30, 2015 By Lauren

13 Thoughts I Had While Watching Home Alone Now That I'm a Parent

When I think back to the defining movies of my childhood, Home Alone stands at the front of the pack (it’s in a dead heat with The Little Mermaid, but they both have pretty killer soundtracks so I can’t pick a favorite). I don’t know how many times I watched it as a kid, but I […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Holidays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: Christmas, home alone, kids, movies, parent, parenting

Meme Monday: What Am I Here For?

November 16, 2015 By Lauren

The main difference between your 20s and 30s

Time for another Meme Monday! Have you ever wondered about the main difference between your 20s and 30s? I think this is it. Did this give you a laugh? Why not share it?

Filed Under: Family Life, Meme Monday Tagged With: 20s, 30s, differences, funny, meme, meme monday

The Inches That Saved His Life

November 12, 2015 By Lauren

The Inches That Saved His Life

I wrote this last year and never hit the publish button, but after rereading, it was a good reminder to me to not take anything for granted. I hope it does the same for you! Inches. That’s how close we came. A distance we can physically measure that would have changed everything forever. It was the […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Marriage Tagged With: close calls, death, snow

Meme Monday: Hello, Bedtime?

November 9, 2015 By Lauren

Meme Monday "Hello Bedtime? Can we reschedule?"

Meme Monday is back! I used to share the memes I made both on social media and here on the blog. Lately I’ve made a bunch, but they’ve only gone on Facebook, so it’s time for me to start cataloging them again. Each Monday, I’ll feature one meme. I hope they give you a much […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Meme Monday Tagged With: bedtime, kids, meme, meme monday, parenting

The Five Stages of a Toddler Tantrum

November 2, 2015 By Lauren

The Five Stages of a Toddler Tantrum

Ahh, toddlers. They can go from being the most charming people on Earth to behaving like Satan’s spawn in the blink of an eye. Having gone through the toddler years three times now (well, four times if you count my own toddler years, but those are a bit hazy), I’ve become quite well-versed in the […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor Tagged With: five stages, kids, parenting, parents, tantrum, temper tantrum, toddlers

Ready or Not

October 18, 2015 By Lauren

Ready or Not

I wrote this post in October of 2012. It was the second post I ever published on my (now defunct) first blog. I still remember all the mixed emotions of this moment. Nothing about parenthood is easy, is it? I’m sitting here trying to work up the nerve to eat a piece of toast. It’s a […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: baby, baby stage, breastfeeding, motherhood, nursing, parenting

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